NU Library: English Research: ENG 223

Practice Activity

Social Justice Topic Development
This activity will assist you in the development of your topic.

Narrowing Your Topic Activity

Finding Inspiration & Evidence

ProQuest
This multidisciplinary database system provides access to magazines, journal articles, newspapers, ebooks, videos, theses, and dissertations. ProQuest features general databases, plus disciplinary specific collections.
Gale OneFile News

Full-text articles from a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.
New York Times Archive 1851-2021

Full-text and full-image articles beginning with the newspaper's first issue in 1851 through 2020.
You may review this listing of databases to find more recent issues.
Statista

Statista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries.

US Census American Community Survey
This demographic database can be used to provide evidence on how people locally are affected by these issues.

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Need assistance using these videos? Check out these videos from Census.gov: https://www.census.gov/data/what-is-data-census-gov/guidance-for-data-users/video-tutorials.html

Creative Nonfiction Sites & Journals

The Atlantic Monthly
A literary and cultural commentary magazine that published leading writers' commentary on the abolition of slavery, education, and other major issues in contemporary political affairs.

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Articles available since 1857. Select the appropriate database that relates to the timeframe you are looking at.
Fifty (plus) Literary Magazines that Publish Creative Nonfiction
Sponsored by the University at New Mexico.
Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction
This journal is is devoted to publishing notable, innovative work in nonfiction. The title reflects the intention to give nonfiction its due as a literary genre to give writers of the fourth genre a showcase for their work and to give readers a place to find the liveliest and most creative works in the form.

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Click on the link to access the database entitled, Research Library, to search within the publication. Current NU students may log into the databases with their myNU login.
Longform.org
A curated storehouse of nonfiction pieces and podcasts. Sponsored by the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh.
River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative
River Teeth is committed to exploring human experience in all its variety by combining the best of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essay, and memoir, with critical essays that examine and illuminate this emerging genre.

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Click on the link to access the database entitled, Research Library, to search within the publication. Current NU students may log into the databases with their myNU login.

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Practice Activity

Finding Inspiration & Evidence

Creative Nonfiction Sites & Journals